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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Peter Burke

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Longford-Westmeath
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (2025-06-02 → current)
Office
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (2025-01-23 → 2025-06-01)

Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

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Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Housing
Intended results

Advocated for the temporary inclusion of high-demand construction trades on the Critical Skills Employment Permit list to support the delivery of Ireland's housing and infrastructure targets.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Employment
Intended results

Called for a move from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2010, which Ireland's Employment Permit system uses to structure the critical skills and ineligible occupations lists, to a more up-to-date framework to reflect new and emerging occupations

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by AIB Group

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

Allow for companies to list their directors on their website rather than on letterheads, or reinstate the exemption previously available under section 151 (5).

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "AIB Group" has no legal form. "AIB GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 594283) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Employment
Intended results

Called for salary thresholds to remain realistic and proportionate to enable companies, particularly SMEs, to continue engaging with the Employment Permits system as an effective talent attraction and retention tool.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To share Microsoft’s perspective on Ireland’s digital and artificial intelligence opportunity. The document outlined the economic and societal benefits of AI and set out high-level considerations relating to infrastructure, skills and responsible AI.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd" equals CRO name "MICROSOFT IRELAND OPERATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 256796) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Insurance Ireland

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

To inform discussion of insurance issues within government, including the Action Plan for Insurance Reform and Ireland for Finance, discussing Insurance Irelnd's Pre-Budget Submission, making submissions to the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on cost…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Insurance Ireland

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

To inform discussion of health insurance issues within government, including the submission of a report highlighting the benefits and value of the private health insurance sector, as well as challenges faced by the sector and recommendations for consideration by Government, as…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

EU Affairs
Intended results

Delivery of simpler EU Digital Playbook, Multiannual Financial Framework for skills, connectivity, research and innovation in digital technologies, and a digitalised Single Market Strategy

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To discuss competitiveness, digital development and infrastructure and future co-operation between Microsoft and Ireland

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd" equals CRO name "MICROSOFT IRELAND OPERATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 256796) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

EU Affairs
Intended results

Proportionate and carefully designed State Aid rules that support strategic investment, simplification of EU tax legislation and reporting requirements, deployment of renewable energy, improve energy resilience and affordability, support industrial decarbonisation, and enhance…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Car Rental Council of Ireland

Finance
Intended results

Reintroduce the essential VAT equalisation measure removed in 2019. But this time, targeted towards lower-emission VRT bands. ::Resist outright the European Commission’s proposed commercial fleet EV purchase mandate. ::That Government ensure that there is sufficient grid…

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

EU Affairs
Intended results

Address the realities of changing global trade dynamics through strengthened plurilateral and bilateral partnerships, unlock trade and market diversification opportunities, champion IP harmonisation, and avoiding protectionist trade policy

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Justice and Equality
Intended results

On behalf of business, encourage Government to: Publicly reassert commitment to openness, diversity and tolerance which are key pillars to our economic model, actively challenge misinformation, maintain and accelerate infrastructure delivery to benefit social stability and…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Law Society of Ireland

Employment
Intended results

Submission that supported the improvement of working conditions and the protection of personal data in platform work through the measures set out in Article 1 of the Platform Work Directive.